Word: sedgman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Frank Sedgman was not for sale, after all. Last week at the banquet celebrating Australia's Davis Cup victory (TIME, Jan. 7), Sedgman borrowed tuppence from his coach, Harry Hopman, and put through a phone call to Sydney's Daily Telegraph to make an announcement: he was going on as an amateur...
Every pro tennis promoter feels pretty sure that every amateur has his price. In Australia, Melbourne Promoter Ted Humphrey figured that ?40,000 ($89,600) was about right to buy the Aussies' No. 1 star, Frank Sedgman. Top U.S. Professional Jack Kramer also made his sales pitch to Sedgman, dangled before him the prospect of a money-making world tour...
With the chips down, Schroeder finally evened the matches at 2-all by beating Rose, with Kramer's sideline coaching, 6-4, 13-11, 7-5. But it was too late. Sedgman was at the peak of his form as he slashed through Seixas, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, to keep the venerable cup in Australia for the second straight year...
Beating Ted seemed to be the order of the day last week. After Seixas put the U.S. team in the lead by routing Mervyn Rose, 6-3, 6-4, 9-7, Ted took the court against Sedgman. The Aussie, displaying the resounding all-court game that won him the U.S. title, whipped through Schroeder, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. This tied the teams at one match apiece and paved the way for the vital doubles point against the Aussies' Sedgman and Ken McGregor, U.S., Wimbledon and Australian title holders...
...suffer from overconfidence; they suffered from Schroeder's slipshod play. Schroeder was the only player on the court to lose his service, four times in all. Although generally considered a slam-bang player, Schroeder scored only three placements. Trabert had 17, McGregor had 19, and the indefatigable Sedgman had 24. The Aussies won handily...